Catherine Haddad brings us a lesson with Casey Dornan Nilsson riding a seven year old, Willie, who has been on DTO in previous videos. They begin by making sure that he is working behind. Since the last video he has become more uphill with better connection and balance. They show a wonderful example of the counter canter in both a 20 and 10 meter circle. The threes and twos are beautifully straight and expressive.
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